- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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3 out of 5
At its long-delayed release, this big-screen version of the cult TV series was dubbed "The Slow Motion Picture". True, it is rather talky and the Enterprise crew does stand around looking awestruck a lot, yet it hits epic heights that fans can't fail to be moved by. Robert Wise, director of the classic The Day the Earth Stood Still, purposely went for 2001 grandeur rather than Star Wars mock heroics in an effort to give the beloved characters an enduring film career beyond their TV repeats. And it worked, as time has shown, despite the plot merely combining The Changeling and The Doomsday Machine episodes in one glorious space glob.
Plot Summary
The first sci-fi adventure movie based on the cult TV series, starring
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. An unknown and awesome force is heading towards Federation space, on a direct course for Earth. The USS Enterprise is ordered back into immediate service and, with Captain James T Kirk once again in command, sets out to confront the mysterious alien menace.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Admiral James T Kirk
- William Shatner
- Mr Spock
- Leonard Nimoy
- Dr Leonard "Bones" McCoy
- DeForest Kelley
- Commander Willard Decker
- Stephen Collins
- Ilia
- Persis Khambatta
- Scotty
- James Doohan
- Sulu
- George Takei
- Uhura
- Nichelle Nichols
- Chekov
- Walter Koenig
- Dr Christine Chapel
- Majel Barrett
- Janice Rand
- Grace Lee Whitney
Crew
- Director
- Robert Wise
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